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David Carroll

David Carroll

David Carroll

David is a senior journalist with more than 25 years’ experience in the Australian media industry as a writer, designer and editor for print and online publications. Based in Queensland – Australia’s Sunshine State – he joined pv magazine Australia in 2020 to help document the nation’s ongoing shift to solar.

david.carroll@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by David Carroll

Grid-scale

Modo Energy forecasts big future for Australian big batteries The nation’s grid-scale battery fleet is forecast to grow rapidly through 2027 with market analytics platform Modo Energy revealing 16.8 GW/42.8 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects are in the national grid's three-year pipeline.

Feb 03, 2025

Policy

Australian minister wants more federal funding for home solar, batteries The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has been directed to consider more funding for residential solar and battery systems as the federal government examines how best to expand household electrification.

Jan 29, 2025

Grid-scale

X-Elio plans Australian 720 MW/2.88 GWh solar-and-battery project The Canadian-owned Spanish developer has lodged an application with the Australian federal government seeking approval to build a 720 MW/2.88 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Queensland’s North Burnett region.

Jan 22, 2025

Distributed

New community battery to absorb excess rooftop solar in Australian suburb New South Wales network operator Ausgrid has added another community battery to its portfolio, powering up a 200 kW energy storage system in the Sydney suburb of Cammeray.

Jan 21, 2025

Finance

Quinbrook lands new finance for 3 GWh Queensland battery Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has closed an AUD 722 million ($450 million) finance deal that will support development of the early stages of a planned 760 MW/3,096 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) being built in Queensland.

Jan 21, 2025

Grid-scale

Australian 1.6 GWh battery on target, giant transformers in place One of Australia's biggest battery energy storage systems (BESS) is preparing to plug into Victoria's electricity grid with two 335-ton transformers in place at the 1.6 GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH).

Jan 20, 2025

Grid-scale

Zen Energy, HDRE target 1 GW Australian energy storage The scope of Zen Energy's new collaboration with Taiwan's HD Renewable Energy has expanded with a joint venture (JV) targeting 1 GW of energy storage and 400 MW of solar in Australia.

Jan 15, 2025

Projects & Applications

Jinko plans Australian solar and 800 MWh battery project Chinese PV developer Jinko Power has applied to the Australian government seeking approval for a 600 MW solar farm and a battery energy storage project in Queensland's southwest.

Dec 05, 2024

Grid-scale

Shell, Eku add 400 MWh battery to Victoria’s grid One of the biggest battery energy storage systems (BESS) built in Victoria has been switched on, providing essential grid services and helping to increase the state’s renewable energy hosting capacity.

Dec 03, 2024

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